Legion State Park

Legion State Park
Legion Lodge
Legion State Park Location in Mississippi
Location	Louisville, Mississippi, United States
Coordinates	33°09′05″N89°02′32″W / 33.151421°N 89.042344°W / 33.151421; -89.042344 [1]
Area	453 acres (183 ha) [2]
Elevation	453 ft (138 m)
Established	1934
Administered by	Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks
Designation	Mississippi state park
Website	Official website
Legion State Park
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Location	635 Legion State Park Rd., Louisville, Mississippi
Area	120 acres (49 ha)
Built	1934
Built by	CCC
Architectural style	Rustic
MPS	State Parks in Mississippi built by the CCC between 1934 - 1942
NRHP reference No.	98001333
Added to NRHP	November 5, 1998

Legion State Park is public recreation area located on the north edge of the city of Louisville, Mississippi, and adjacent to Tombigbee National Forest. ^[3] As Legion State Park Historic District, the state park entered the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. ^[2] It is managed by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.

History

The park is one of the original Mississippi state parks developed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s. ^[4] The CCC began creating the park in October 1934; it opened the public in July 1937. ^[2] It includes the Legion Lodge, a hand-hewn log structure that has remained unaltered since its construction. Legion Lodge is the oldest structure within a Mississippi state park. ^[3]

Activities and amenities

The park features fishing on two small lakes (12 acres (4.9 ha) and 4 acres (1.6 ha)), primitive and developed campsites, cabins and cottages, a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) nature trail, picnic area, and CCC-era visitors center. ^[3]

References

1. "Legion State Park Lake". Fishing & Boating. Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
2. Deborah Wise Oakley (August 5, 1998). "Legion State Park". National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. National Park Service. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
3. "Legion State Park". Parks and Destinations. Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
4. "State Parks in Mississippi built by the CCC between 1934 - 1942". National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form. National Park Service. August 15, 1996. Retrieved December 10, 2016. By July, 1935, a total of nine new parks were under construction. These nine were Leroy Percy in Washington County; Tombigbee in Lee County; Clarkco in Clarke County; Legion in Winston County; Tishomingo in Tishomingo County; Holmes County; Roosevelt in Scott County; Spring Lake (later re-named Wall Doxey) in Marshall County; and Percy Quin in Pike County.

External links

• Official website Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks
• Legion State Park Map Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks
• Friends of Legion State Park